| 1776. |
Feb. 20, | Debate—Governour Johnstone, | 266 |
| | | Lord North, | 266 |
| | Mr. Cruger, | 266 |
| | Mr. Burke, | 269 |
| | Colonel Barré | 270 |
| | General Burgoyne, | 270 |
| | Lord Howe, | 270 |
| | Lord North, | 270 |
| Motion rejected: Yeas 104, noes 240, | 271 |
PROCEEDINGS ON THE TREATIES FOR ENGAGING FOREIGN TROOPS TO ACT AGAINST AMERICA.
1776. | House of Commons. |
Feb. 19, | Treaties presented to the House by Lord North, | 271 |
| Treaty with the Duke of Brunswick, signed January 9, 1776, | 271 |
| Treaty with the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel, signed January 15, 1776, | 273 |
| Treaty with the Hereditary Prince of Hesse Cassel, signed February 5, 1776, | 276 |
29, | Motion by Lord North, that the Treaties be referred to the Committee of Supplies, | 277 |
| Debate—Lord North, | 277 |
| | | Mr. Cornwall, | 278 |
| | Lord Irnham, | 278 |
| | Mr. Seymour, | 279 |
| | Mr. D. Hartley, | 279 |
| | Hon. Frederick Stuart, | 281 |
| | Captain James Luttrell, | 281 |
| | Mr. Joliffe, | 283 |
| | Mr. George Grenville, | 283 |
| | Governour Johnstone, | 284 |
| | Lord North, | 284 |
| | Mr. Fox, | 284 |
| | Lord George Germaine, | 284 |
| | Lord Barrington, | 284 |
| | Colonel Barré, | 284 |
| | Lord North, | 285 |
| | General Conway, | 285 |
| | Lord Mulgrave, | 285 |
| | Lord North, | 285 |
| | Mr. Burke, | 285 |
| | Mr. Stanhope, | 286 |
| | Sir George Savile, | 286 |
| | Mr. Rigby, | 286 |
| | Colonel Barré, | 286 |
| | Mr. Alderman Bull, | 286 |
| Motion for referring the Treaties agreed to: Yeas 242, noes 88, | 287 |
Mar.4, | Resolutions for granting the Supplies reported to the House, | 288 |
| Debate—Colonel Barré, | 288 |
| | Lord Barrington, | 288 |
| | Mr. J. Johnstone, | 288 |
| | Lord Clare, | 289 |
| | Sir J. G. Griffin, | 289 |
| | Governour Johnstone, | 289 |
| | General Conway, | 289 |
| | Mr. Fox, | 289 |
| | Lord North, | 289 |
| Resolutions agreed to: Yeas 120, noes 48, | 289 |
House of Lords.
Feb.16, | The Treaties laid before the House, | 290 |
Mar. 5, | Motion by the Duke of Richmond, for an Address to the King, to stop the march of the Hessian, Hanau, and Brunswick Troops, and for a suspension of hostilities in America, | 290 |
| Debate—Duke of Richmond, | 291 |
| | | Earl of Suffolk, | 295 |
| | Earl of Coventry, | 296 |
| | Earl of Carlisle, | 296 |
| | Duke of Cumberland, | 297 |
| | Duke of Chandos, | 297 |
| | Duke of Manchester, | 298 |
| | Earl of Effingham, | 300 |
| | Earl Talbot, | 301 |
| | Earl Temple, | 302 |
| | Viscount Townshend, | 304 |
| | Duke of Grafton, | 305 |
| | Earl of Suffolk, | 307 |
| | Earl of Sandwich, | 307 |
| | Earl of Shelburne, | 308 |
| | Lord Lyttleton, | 309 |
| | Lord Camden, | 309 |
| | Viscount Weymouth, | 312 |
| 1776. |
| Debate—Duke of Grafton, | 312 |
| | Lord Camden, | 312 |
| | Viscount Weymouth, | 312 |
| Motion rejected: Contents 32, non-contents 100, | 313 |
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mar.1, | Motion by Mr. Temple Luttrell, for Returns of the Navy, | 313 |
| Debate—Mr. Temple Luttrell, | 313 |
| | | Sir Hugh Palliser, | 313 |
| | Lord Mulgrave, | 313 |
| | Governour Johnstone, | 313 |
| | Mr. W. H. Hartley, | 313 |
| Motion rejected: Yeas 44, noes 93, | 314 |
11, | The House in Committee on Supplies for the Army, | 314 |
| Lord Barrington’s motion for defraying the extraordinary expenses of the Army, | 314 |
| Debate—Colonel Barré | 314 |
| | Mr. Burke, | 314 |
| | Lord North, | 314 |
| | Mr. Fox, | 314 |
| | Lord North, | 314 |
| | Governour Johnstone, | 314 |
| Motion agreed to by the Committee: For it 180, against it 57, | 315 |
12, | Resolutions for the Supply before the House, | 315 |
| Debate—Mr. Hartley, | 315 |
| | Lord North, | 316 |
| | Mr. Hartley, | 316 |
| | Mr. Dempster, | 316 |
| | Sir Joseph Mowbey, | 317 |
| | Governour Johnstone, | 317 |
| | Sir Grey Cooper, | 317 |
| | Mr. Pownall, | 318 |
| | Mr. Vyner, | 318 |
| | Mr. Tuffnell, | 318 |
| | Lord Irnham, | 319 |
| | Mr. Burke, | 319 |
| Resolution for the Supply agreed to, | 319 |
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Mar. 14 | Duke of Grafton’s motion for an Address to the King to prevent the further effusion of blood in America, | 323 |
| Debate—Duke of Grafton, | 320 |
| | | Earl of Dartmouth, | 323 |
| | Duke of Manchester, | 324 |
| | Earl of Sandwich, | 326 |
| | Duke of Richmond, | 328 |
| | Earl of Sandwich, | 330 |
| | Earl of Dartmouth, | 330 |
| | Earl of Hillsborough, | 330 |
| | Earl of Shelburne, | 333 |
| | Lord Lyttleton, | 334 |
| | Bishop of Peterborough, | 335 |
| | Earl Gower, | 336 |
| | Lord Abingdon, | 337 |
| | Lord Camden, | 337 |
| | Lord Mansfield, | 338 |
| | Lord Camden, | 340 |
| | Viscount Weymouth, | 341 |
| | Duke of Grafton, | 341 |
| Motion for the Address rejected: Contents 31, non-contents 91, | 342 |
| Apr. 1, | Mr. Hartley’s motions on the Expenses of the War, | 350 |
| Debate—Mr. Hartley, | 342 |
| | | Lord North, | 351 |
| | Mr. James Luttrell, | 351 |
| | Lord John Cavendish, | 353 |
| | Mr. Hartley | 353 |
| Motions rejected without a division, | 356 |
| May 2, | Treaty with the Prince of Waldeck, signed April 20, 1776, presented to the House by Lord North, | 356 |
7, | Ulterior Convention with the Hereditary Prince of Hesse Cassel, concluded April 25, 1776, presented to the House by Lord North, | 358 |
6, | Colonel Barré’s motion for an Address to the King for the despatches from General Howe and Admiral Shuldham, | 359 |
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